Street-car construction.



No. 783,757 PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905. J. PATON.

STREET OAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLIOATION rum) JULY 11, 1904.

No. vesysv.

Patented February 28, 1905.

ATENT OFFICE.

JAMES PATON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO ST. LOUIS CAR COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORAITION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,757, dated February 28, 1905.

Application filed July 11,1904. Serial No. 215,986.

To all whom. it may concern:

lie it known that l, Janus Pivron, a citizen of the United States, residil'ig in the city of St. Louis, in the State of l\ lissouri, have invented certain new and useful lnnn'ovements in Street-Car Constructions, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates generally to street-car vestibules, and more particularly to a removable or hinged panel in the, inner wall of the vestibule, by the use of which access may be readily had to the headlight that is located in the outer vestibule-wall. Heretofore the elec tric headlights of street-cars and like conveyances have been located in the lower portion of the front wall of the vestibule, and when found necessary to get at the rear portion of said headlight for the purpose of repairing the same or placing a new lamp therein it has been necessary to remove the l'ieadlight from its lixed position. This involves time and labor, and it is my intention to arrai'ige the inner wall of the ear-vestibule so that access may be readily had to the headlight.

Figure l is an elevation looking against the lower portion of the inner wall of a street-car vestibule constructed. in accordance with my invention. .liig. .II is a vertical section taken on line 1111, Fig. 1. Fig. lll is a view similar to Fig. l and illustrating a modilied form of the opening and door in the inner vestibulewall. Fig. IV is a vertical section taken on line .lV lV, Fig. Ill. Fig. V is an elevation similar to Figs. and ill and showing another modification of the opening and door there- :for in the inner vestibule-wall. Fig. Vl is a horizontal section taken on line Vl. Vl, FigV.

Referring by numerals to the accomrmny ing drawings, 1 indicates the inner wall of a car-vestibule. the same being ornamented with the usual panels 2, and immediately in front of said inner wall is the outer wall or panel 3. which is usually a heavy sheet-metal plate and which extends from the car-plat form 4. to

the vestibule-rail 5, and immediately above and resting upon said rail 5 is the vestibulewindow 6. Located in the lower portion of the outer wall 3 of the vestibule is an ordinary headlight 7. Formed in the inner vestibule-wall 1, immediately back of the head light 7, is an opening 8, preferably rectangular and into which fits a removable panel 9, which is provided on its lower edge with de pending fingers 10, that normally enter pockets 11, formed in the inner vestibule-wall immediately below the opening 8 therein.

Secured to the outer face of the upper portion of the removable section of the panel 9 are suitable spring-catches 12. that engage in keepers 13, secured to the outer face of the inner vestibule-wall 1 when the panel or removable section is in its proper position.

In the modification shown in Figs. III, and IV the opening 8 is closed by a door 14, that swings upon hinges 15 and which is normally held closed by a suitable catch 16.

In the modification shown in Figs. V and VI the door or panel 17 is positioned upon the outer face of the inner vestibule-wall 1 and held to slide vertically by having its side edges confined beneath overlying strips or guidepieces 18, which are secured to the face of the inner vestibule-wall. lVhen this door-panel 17 is in a closed position, it rests upon an inverted-L-sl'iaped stop 18, that is secured to the face of the inner vestibule-wall immedi ately beneath the opening 8 therein.

With my improvement it is only necessary to remove the panel or open the door in the inner vestibule-wall and access may be thus readily had to the headlight located in the outer wall, this construction beingsimple, inexpensive, and in no wise unsightly.

.1 claim as my invention 1. in a street car vestibule, an inner and outer wall in which inner wall is formed an opening opposite the headlight in the outer wall, a panel closing said opening, and means whereby said panel is held in said opening, substantially as set forth.

2. In a street-car vestibule, an outer Wall inner Wall adjacent to said outer Wall, and a re- Which carries the car-headlight, an inner Wall movable panel in said inner Wall opposite said in Which is formed an opening opposite the headlight, substantially as set forth.

headlight, and a door normally closing said JAMES PA'ION. 5 opening", substantially as set forth. In presence of 3. In a car-vestibule, the combination of an H. F. VoGEL,

outer Wall which carries the car-headlight, an M. H; MURPHY. 

